After a major drop earlier in the fall, the water conservation rate, in November, for Nevada County’s largest provider was significantly closer to the state’s mandated target. The General Manager for the Nevada Irrigation District, Rem Scherzinger, says the 32-percent rate is much better than September and October, where the rates were 19 and 20-percent….

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NID had met, or exceeded, the maximum state target imposed on them for all three summer months. Scherzinger says, despite the dropoff in September and October, the district’s overall conservation rate is 31-percent…

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Districts, including NID, have stated that hitting the target will be tougher this winter, when there is already less or no outdoor watering, which is the biggest source of water use. The district also opposes the Governor extending the conservation mandate from February to October. But earlier this month, the State Water Resources Control Board rejected requests to relax targets, for now, depending on how wet this winter will be.